Category: History
28
Mar
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A Little Something (April 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re in my demographic, you’re probably going to spend a chunk of the month doing virtual battle against the wee tots who’ve been thrown...
22
Mar
Unhidden Gems: St. Anne’s
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Today, the church is closed. In the late 19th century, Catholic French-Canadians decided they wanted their own parish. Before having a designated space for worship,...
20
Mar
Deborah Chapel Endangered
by Kerri Ana Provost
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UPDATE: 21 March 2021 — According to Mayor Luke Bronin, the City of Hartford is filing an appeal, which could potentially prevent the demolition of...
15
Mar
Cultural Interest Design Frog Hollow Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads
Hartford County Building
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Like most, I have had no occasion to enter 95 Washington Street, and I am pretty okay with that. . . especially because my curiosity...
08
Mar
Unhidden Gems: Lo Sano
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I can’t possibly talk about Lo Sano and Hartford present without first staring down some Hartford nostalgia. Like many buildings of a certain age, this...
07
Mar
Knowlton Knowledge
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Col. Thomas Knowlton (1740-1776) of Ashford, Connecticut is depicted by this bronze monument at the Connecticut State Capitol, created by Enoch Smith Woods of Hartford,...
06
Mar
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, and the Horse He Rode In On
by Kerri Ana Provost
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La Fayette, a French abolitionist, fought in the American Revolution. When he visited Hartford in 1824, he received a hero’s welcome. His arrival was marked...
22
Feb
Unhidden Gems: Bosnian-American Islamic Cultural Center
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before Hartford’s Bosnian community renovated this warehouse in 2007 creating a cultural center and mosque, it had at least six other lives: Buick dealership, auto...
31
Jan
New Monument on Columbus Green
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The stone likeness of Columbus was removed from “Columbus Green” — a sliver between Washington, Lafayette, and Russ Streets — months ago, yet the pedestal...
27
Jan
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A Little Something (February 2021)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD TO CALENDAR Learn ASL: The Hartford Public Library and Disabilities Network of Eastern CT are offering a six week beginner’s American Sign Language course...